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Author: Editorial Board, ANU Ahead of the Rome G20 Summit in October 2021, the G20 looked like it was in danger of losing the plot. What a relief, then, to see Indonesia bring the G20 back to its...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2022/01/17/jokowi-begins-the-fight-against-lame-duck-status-in-indonesias-g20-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jokowi-begins-the-fight-against-lame-duck-status-in-indonesias-g20-year

Authors: Haryo Aswicahyono, CSIS Jakarta and Hal Hill, ANU It takes a serious crisis to reveal a country’s fundamental strengths and vulnerabilities. As in all countries, the COVID-19 pandemic ...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2022/01/16/indonesias-year-of-living-hopefully/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indonesias-year-of-living-hopefully

Author: Scott MacWilliam, ANU Along with the rest of the world in 2021, Fiji faced a virus whose capacities for continuing mutation are not yet entirely known. While some comfort has appeared for...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2022/01/14/the-politics-of-covid-19-and-military-government-in-fiji/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-politics-of-covid-19-and-military-government-in-fiji

Author: Stephen Levine, Victoria University of Wellington For New Zealand, as elsewhere, 2021 was dominated by efforts to protect against COVID-19, with the pandemic continuing to pose challenges...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2022/01/12/returning-to-normalcy-in-arderns-new-zealand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=returning-to-normalcy-in-arderns-new-zealand

Author: William Case, Nottingham University Malaysia For nearly half a century, Malaysia’s political dynamics were demarcated by a stable hybrid regime, an amalgam of democratic procedures, ele...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2022/01/07/umno-strikes-back-after-malaysias-year-of-political-melee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=umno-strikes-back-after-malaysias-year-of-political-melee

Author: Editorial Board, ANU Japan’s Fast Retailing CEO Tadashi Yanai, who runs the Uniqlo clothing chain, declared that his company wouldn’t be choosing between the United States and China i...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2022/01/03/japan-needs-to-navigate-a-pathway-between-the-united-states-and-china/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-needs-to-navigate-a-pathway-between-the-united-states-and-china

Author: Ben Ascione, Waseda University Japan’s political calendar in 2021 was dominated by the government’s commitment to host the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games in July in the middle of the C...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2022/01/02/japans-way-forward-in-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japans-way-forward-in-2022

Author: Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University Following a period of parliamentary instability in 2020, Timor-Leste looked to chart a steadier political course in 2021. While the country continued t...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2022/01/01/timor-leste-defies-the-odds-for-stability-in-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=timor-leste-defies-the-odds-for-stability-in-2021

Author: Lev Nachman, Harvard University Taiwan is living in an unprecedented time. At the end of 2020, it was still one of the few places in the world not ravaged by COVID-19. President Tsai Ing-...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/12/31/taiwans-global-prominence-grows-in-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taiwans-global-prominence-grows-in-2021

Author: Cedarbough T Saeji, Pusan National University It has been 10 years since Psy’s Gangnam Style catapulted to worldwide popularity. This watershed moment has been followed by many more pre...

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/12/25/spinning-south-korean-cultural-industry-for-soft-power-and-nation-branding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spinning-south-korean-cultural-industry-for-soft-power-and-nation-branding